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7.0In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
Released: 1941-11-24123 minDir: Michael PowellWar, ThrillerBudget: $140,000Box office: $5.3M
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Philip Armstrong Scott
- Laurence Olivier as Johnnie, the Trapper
- Raymond Massey as Andy Brock
- Anton Walbrook as Peter
- Eric Portman as Lieutenant Hirth
- Raymond Lovell as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Themes
- canada
- airplane
- nazi
- escape
- propaganda
- world war ii
- mountain
- impostor
- war propaganda
- impersonation
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 456289
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- publication date
- 1942-04-15
- title
- 49th Parallel
- review score
- 87%
- capital cost
- 132000
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propaganda
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Hudson Bay
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Categories
1940s war drama films1941 drama films1941 English-language films1941 films1941 war filmsAnabaptism in popular cultureBritish black-and-white filmsBritish multilingual filmsBritish war drama filmsBritish World War II filmsBritish World War II propaganda filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms about Canada–United States relationsFilms by Powell and PressburgerFilms directed by Michael PowellFilms scored by Ralph Vaughan WilliamsFilms set in AlbertaFilms set in ManitobaFilms set in OntarioFilms shot at Denham Film StudiosFilms that won the Academy Award for Best StoryHutterites in CanadaRotten Tomatoes ID same as Wikidata